Patron's Stories

My dad was a Forest Ranger and my mom a teacher of 12 grades in Colorado in the '30's. In the 50's, as their family of 7 kids, we would camp out for a week for vacation and then get to feel... Read More

I was fortunate to work as a lifeguard and swim instructor for 7 years during the 70's. I was able to pay for much of my college experience, a car and a bike. The lifeguard swimsuits were made... Read More

My grandfather, Lawrence Zancanella, came to the area in the late 1800s when he was 15 years old. He and his brother were looking for work and found it in the coal mines of Spring Gulch Mine... Read More

The Zelenka family has a long history tied with Glenwood Hot Springs. My dad, Tony, was a Marine in 1945 when he first experienced the healing waters of the hot springs pool. At that time the... Read More

Our hot springs pool was not only a meeting place when we were in high school in the early 1950s, it was a place of great amusement. We could be found horsing around on the four or five huge... Read More